Betty Brown

IADR Certified Mediator

West Des Moines

IADR certification for Betty Brown is valid in the following fields of mediation:

• Basic Mediation
• Divorce and Family Mediation

Information for this page as supplied by mediator:

Betty Brown
Iowa Department of Corrections
420 Watson Powell, Jr. Way
Des Moines, IA  50309
515-242-5742
Victim/Offender Mediator

Basic Training:

• Fall, 1980, Polk County Attorney's Neighborhood Mediation Center, variety of trainers
• Iowa Mediation Service, Mike Thompson, 1986; plus assisted with many trainings from 1998-1991

Family Training:

• The Mediation of Family and Divorce Conflicts, March 14-17, 1990, Robert Benjamin, St. Louis
• Advanced Victim Sensitive Mediation Training in Crimes of Severe Violence, Dr. Mark Umbreit, April 23-26, 1997, Mt. Pleasant, IA

References:

• Mike Thompson, IMS, 515-331-8081
• Mark Umbreit, University of Minnesota, Center for Restorative Justice & Mediation, 651-489-2000
• Kathy Hall, IMS, 641-782-7329